I love that Bloomfield/Son House clip. Used to show it to my students in American Music classes. I'd probably put B.B. King on that mountain before Elmore James, but fine. This song is amazing and I indelibly remember hearing it for the first time.
Yeah, the clip of Bloomfield is one of my favorites. He was SUCH a big deal at the time, especially among other musicians, but I must confess that when I listen to him now I am ... well, not unimpressed, just like "yeah, he's fine." But at the period it was not that easy to just type in Son House or Buddy Guy or BB King or whomever and hear them instead. Those "supersessions" records have their place, but I can't lie and say the get frequent rotation around here ... but I'm sure it was wild to watch in person!
I love that Bloomfield/Son House clip. Used to show it to my students in American Music classes. I'd probably put B.B. King on that mountain before Elmore James, but fine. This song is amazing and I indelibly remember hearing it for the first time.
Yeah, the clip of Bloomfield is one of my favorites. He was SUCH a big deal at the time, especially among other musicians, but I must confess that when I listen to him now I am ... well, not unimpressed, just like "yeah, he's fine." But at the period it was not that easy to just type in Son House or Buddy Guy or BB King or whomever and hear them instead. Those "supersessions" records have their place, but I can't lie and say the get frequent rotation around here ... but I'm sure it was wild to watch in person!
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Loved watching the clip. So amazing to see.